Re: Anyone leaving Canada?
Originally Posted by jandro
(Post 8042850)
Can you provide specific examples? I don't know how you can refer to Canadians as a 'race' of people. :confused:
It just seems to be the Canadian way, a little too passive and Liberal attitude for me, but I live with it....one of the warts of Canadian life I have reconciled myself to.:) |
Re: Anyone leaving Canada?
Originally Posted by canadageoff
(Post 8039959)
Plus for Canada
Probably a safer place to bring up kids than in UK Outdoor living in the summer, ie BBQ's etc, we sit out in our garden all summer long. To be fair to Canada, these things are much better on the west coast, as is the winter. And it's very beautiful there. Bev |
Re: Anyone leaving Canada?
Originally Posted by pinkkristen
(Post 8040008)
I have to agree with all of the above ^^^^^^^^^
I have been feeling guilty that i wrote i agreed with what the OP put in their post about Canada. I don't agree Canadians are unfriendly, since being here they have been more than welcoming and i have made good friends with a few. I feel they are different to us with regards to humour etc and maybe i do not relate fully to Canadians but in general they are nice people. Few, I feel better now!:o |
Re: Anyone leaving Canada?
One of the biggest shocks for me about Canada is the environment thing. From the outside world the perception- for me anyway- was that Canada was a very environmentally friendly country, caring for the environment.
Having lived in Alberta for 3 years and BC for 3 years it's clear it's the exact opposite. People leaving cars/trucks etc. idling unnecessarily, outside house lights permanently on, seeming inability to do anything without turning a key- cutting the grass, trimming the edge, washing the car, clearing up leaves. At the larger level the disregard for the landscape and wildlife is quite shocking- hill sides clear cut, streams, rivers and ground water polluted, bears indiscriminately shot because the local law enforcement can't be bothered with the process of moving them out of the area when they cause problems. The biggest shock of all was reading a book on the oil sands in northern Alberta; I think it's called "Tar sands- dirty oil and the future of a continent". All I can say is that I'm glad I don't live anywhere near there anymore.....yes we need oil but come on use a bit of common sense. I'm not a greenie or tree hugger by any means but Canada is one of the last great wilderness areas left in the world and the country seems to be doing it's best to wipe it out of existence rather than looking to places (Europe for example) that have made that mistake in the past and trying to learn from it. Yes Canada has numerous "protected" National Parks such as Banff but "protected" is often used loosely. The UK's far from perfect but with regard to the environment it's light years ahead. We have a thing here in BC called Air Care that's a bit like the British MOT except it's only for vehicle emissions. The provincial government are thinking of getting rid of it because new cars are a lot cleaner on emmissions- yeah, but the aim of Air Care is to ensure cars continue to be that way. Smacks of cost cutting methinks. |
Re: Anyone leaving Canada?
Originally Posted by Ciderman
(Post 8046296)
One of the biggest shocks for me about Canada is the environment thing. From the outside world the perception- for me anyway- was that Canada was a very environmentally friendly country, caring for the environment.
Having lived in Alberta for 3 years and BC for 3 years it's clear it's the exact opposite. People leaving cars/trucks etc. idling unnecessarily, outside house lights permanently on, seeming inability to do anything without turning a key- cutting the grass, trimming the edge, washing the car, clearing up leaves. At the larger level the disregard for the landscape and wildlife is quite shocking- hill sides clear cut, streams, rivers and ground water polluted, bears indiscriminately shot because the local law enforcement can't be bothered with the process of moving them out of the area when they cause problems. The biggest shock of all was reading a book on the oil sands in northern Alberta; I think it's called "Tar sands- dirty oil and the future of a continent". All I can say is that I'm glad I don't live anywhere near there anymore.....yes we need oil but come on use a bit of common sense. I'm not a greenie or tree hugger by any means but Canada is one of the last great wilderness areas left in the world and the country seems to be doing it's best to wipe it out of existence rather than looking to places (Europe for example) that have made that mistake in the past and trying to learn from it. Yes Canada has numerous "protected" National Parks such as Banff but "protected" is often used loosely. The UK's far from perfect but with regard to the environment it's light years ahead. We have a thing here in BC called Air Care that's a bit like the British MOT except it's only for vehicle emissions. The provincial government are thinking of getting rid of it because new cars are a lot cleaner on emmissions- yeah, but the aim of Air Care is to ensure cars continue to be that way. Smacks of cost cutting methinks. If we did not have consumerism there would be less demand on resources. Cars have got way smaller in Canada in the last 15 years, recycling has gone up. BC is promoting the 100 mile diet in an attempt to get consumers to buy local goods. The car is a way of life in North America, largely because the distances are so much further and public transport is impractical in many instances outside of the major centres. The whole country of Great Britain is pretty much a major centre. In Canada I could fly for 10 minutes, be in wilderness never to be found again if the aircraft went down, that is nigh on impossible in Britain. Europe has already stripped its forests, built on the land and exhausted most resources, then looks to the rest of the world for theirs, to satisfy their consumerist society. China is an emegring power because of the global consumerist demand for cheaper goods. Their environmental record is not the best, yet we all keep feeding the demand for more cheap goods. |
Re: Anyone leaving Canada?
Originally Posted by Ciderman
(Post 8046296)
The UK's far from perfect but with regard to the environment it's light years ahead. We have a thing here in BC called Air Care that's a bit like the British MOT except it's only for vehicle emissions. The provincial government are thinking of getting rid of it because new cars are a lot cleaner on emmissions- yeah, but the aim of Air Care is to ensure cars continue to be that way. Smacks of cost cutting methinks. Really, they might be green by N. Amercian standards, but that isn't saying much in relation to somewhere like Denmark. It does seem odd that they are getting rid of Air Care, so now there's nothing stopping you from driving a dangerously unsafe car on the road and polluting the environment at the same time. At least you won't be able to text at the same time soon :blink: |
Re: Anyone leaving Canada?
Originally Posted by brizzle
(Post 8046364)
It does seem odd that they are getting rid of Air Care, so now there's nothing stopping you from driving a dangerously unsafe car on the road and polluting the environment at the same time. At least you won't be able to text at the same time soon :blink:
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Re: Anyone leaving Canada?
Originally Posted by The Aviator
(Post 8046391)
There is nothing stopping you driving an unsafe vehicle now, so long as it passes emissions standards. Not sure I agree with getting rid of air care either, but there are a lot of vehicles that don't need to go through it anyway. No farm vehicles need take air care, nor do some other categories and they can be some heavy polluters.
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Re: Anyone leaving Canada?
Originally Posted by canadageoff
(Post 8040779)
Where do you live in England... maybe we could rent your flat for six months to see if we could go back and live there.....just thinking out loud.
Been here 36 years still can't get past first base with most people. we have a handful of friends but don't see them unless we invite them over. no such think as dropping in for a cuppa and god forbid we go into a bar looking for a good laugh....yes time to go home I think. |
Re: Anyone leaving Canada?
Originally Posted by The Aviator
(Post 8046391)
There is nothing stopping you driving an unsafe vehicle now, so long as it passes emissions standards..
So very true...the evidence of our own eyes as to the wrecks we see on the road on a regular basis. Many of my Canadian friends recoil in horror at the Transport laws in such as the UK, re the annual 'bumper to bumper' MOT test once the vehicle attains 3 years from first registration:eek:. Having said that, the introduction of such legislation here in Canada may just be enough to stir the passive masses to revolution....:D... Now what a shot in the arm for the North American auto industry that would be....and all that scrap metal too....:cool: |
Re: Anyone leaving Canada?
Originally Posted by macadian
(Post 8046426)
Now what a shot in the arm for the North American auto industry that would be....and all that scrap metal too....:cool:
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Re: Anyone leaving Canada?
Originally Posted by The Aviator
(Post 8046445)
Then don't forget the mandatory wrecked car in the yard for every rural location!
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Re: Anyone leaving Canada?
Originally Posted by macadian
(Post 8046426)
So very true...the evidence of our own eyes as to the wrecks we see on the road on a regular basis. Many of my Canadian friends recoil in horror at the Transport laws in such as the UK, re the annual 'bumper to bumper' MOT test once the vehicle attains 3 years from first registration:eek:.
Bev |
Re: Anyone leaving Canada?
Originally Posted by pinkkristen
(Post 8043848)
I have been feeling guilty that i wrote i agreed with what the OP put in their post about Canada. I don't agree Canadians are unfriendly, since being here they have been more than welcoming and i have made good friends with a few. I feel they are different to us with regards to humour etc and maybe i do not relate fully to Canadians but in general they are nice people.
Few, I feel better now!:o |
Re: Anyone leaving Canada?
Originally Posted by dollface
(Post 8054842)
Hey Kristen alright? hope to see you soon for a catch up!
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